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Lasia Island
''Lasia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to Asia and New Guinea. The genus contains only two known species, ''Lasia spinosa'' and ''Lasia concinna''. ''Lasia'' was believed to be a monotypic genus until 1997 when a wild population of ''Lasia concinna'' was discovered in a farmer's paddy field in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. The farmer had been growing them for their edible young leaves. This species of ''Lasia'' had been known of previously only from a single specimen at the Bogor Botanic Gardens, formally described in 1920. Prior to 1997, the specimen was believed to have been a hybrid between ''Lasia spinosa'' and ''Cyrtosperma merkusii''. The subsequent discovery by Hambali and Sizemore led to the realization that it was in fact a distinct species. Species #''Lasia concinna'' Alderw. – West Kalimantan (Borneo) #''Lasia spinosa ''Lasia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to Asia and New Guinea. The genus contains o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
João De Loureiro
João de Loureiro (1717, Lisbon – 18 October 1791) was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and botanist. Biography After receiving admission to the Jesuit Order, João de Loureiro served as a missionary in Goa, capital of Portuguese India (3 years) and Macau (4 years). In 1742 he traveled to Cochinchina, remaining there for 35 years. Here he worked as a mathematician and naturalist for the king of Cochinchina, acquiring knowledge on the properties and uses of native medicinal plants. In 1777, he journeyed to Canton, in Bengal, returning to Lisbon four years later. During this period, the Captain Thomas Riddel gave Loureiro the books ''Systema Naturae'', ''Genera Plantarum'' and ''Philosophia Botanica'' by Carl Linnaeus, which greatly influenced the Portuguese botanist. The first 40 years he stayed in Vietnam, João de Loureiro was inventorying indigenous herbal remedies. His local garden contained 1,000 unique herbal species, making him one of the greatest botanist collectors o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
